Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-10-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 10
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 554▼ 167 vs year ago 546 · −30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 140▼ 6 vs year ago 119 · −5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 157▲ 51 vs year ago 101 · +50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500# sold mixed; feeder steers over 500# sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder heifers sold Firmer; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.73/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$126.73
113 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.91
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453134.6861175
Medium and Large 3417111.0346338
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale113 hd
126.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,160 hd
132.64
−5.91
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,81598.361,78522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47568.751,01410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05568.1671950
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92449.4345740

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$84548
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$64912
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,16110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,00030
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$42536

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375140.65/cwt130.00–150.005278
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525129.42/cwt120.00–138.0067916
SteersMedium and Large 1—475150.78/cwt145.00–156.0071610
SteersMedium and Large 1—375166.19/cwt155.00–176.006236
SteersMedium and Large 1—625140.24/cwt134.00–146.008774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275141.99/cwt136.00–147.003904
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475135.84/cwt129.00–142.0064514
SteersMedium and Large 1—325173.15/cwt167.50–178.0056312
SteersMedium and Large 3—525125.23/cwt120.00–130.006574
SteersMedium and Large 3—375136.92/cwt122.00–150.0051310
SteersMedium and Large 3—275127.43/cwt110.00–142.003508
SteersMedium and Large 1—275167.62/cwt160.00–174.004614
SteersMedium and Large 1—740144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 3—425135.29/cwt130.00–140.005756
SteersMedium and Large 1—575141.99/cwt130.00–153.0081612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425136.11/cwt125.00–146.0057812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275116.34/cwt100.00–130.0032012
BullsMedium and Large 1—625121.51/cwt108.00–134.0075912
BullsMedium and Large 1—575120.69/cwt116.00–125.006944
BullsMedium and Large 1—525135.23/cwt130.00–140.007104
BullsMedium and Large 1—425145.40/cwt138.00–152.0061814
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525109.42/cwt100.00–118.005746
SteersMedium and Large 3—325138.07/cwt130.00–145.004496
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575126.73/cwt121.00–132.007296
HeifersMedium and Large 3—47593.36/cwt86.00–100.004434
HeifersMedium and Large 3—62597.79/cwt90.00–105.006116
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375120.65/cwt110.00–130.0045210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325141.83/cwt130.00–152.0046112
SteersMedium and Large 1—425150.23/cwt146.00–154.006388
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,191.86/head950.00–1,350.001,1928
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925648.65/head390.00–825.0064912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,090.00/head960.00–1,175.001,09010
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925425.41/head360.00–470.0042536
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925983.78/head850.00–1,075.009844
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925702.84/head575.00–790.007038
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,161.05/head1,025.00–1,250.001,16110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,100907.27/head760.00–1,000.0090732
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925721.62/head570.00–825.0072216
Bulls——1,25086.20/cwt82.00–89.001,0784
Bulls——1,940101.06/cwt94.00–105.001,96118
CowsLean 85-90%—80025.31/cwt20.00–30.002026
CowsLean 85-90%—80041.38/cwt35.00–47.0033112
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02560.39/cwt44.00–72.0061922
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02567.32/cwt60.00–72.5069044
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27574.35/cwt72.50–76.009486
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47568.75/cwt64.00–72.501,01410

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.